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Rescue Mission receives warm hats

Hats received at the Rescue Mission were collected as part of the Wisconsin Tourism Department's "The Big Bundle Up" program.

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Updated: 7:02 PM CST Jan 7, 2015

Rescue Mission receives warm hats

Hats received at the Rescue Mission were collected as part of the Wisconsin Tourism Department's "The Big Bundle Up" program.

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WEBVTT -- THAT TIME ADDS UP. IMAGINE BEING OUTSIDE IN THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH NO HAT TO KEEP YOU WARM. WELL, THANKS TO A DONATION OF 1,200 HATS FROM THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, MANY PEOPLE WON'T HAVE TO. THE HATS, WHICH ARE GOING TO THE MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION, WERE COLLECTED AS PART OF THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT'S "THE BIG BUNDLE UP" PROGRAM. THEY SET UP BINS ACROSS THE STATE TO COLLECT WARM WINTER CLOTHING. THE HATS ARE FROM "WISCONSIN KNITWEAR," A MILWAUKEE BASED COMPANY. IT'S JUST A WAY TO SHOW THAT WE ARE FUN, BUT WE ALSO REALLY KNOW THAT PEOPLE NEED THESE ITEMS, AND SINCE THEY GET TO GO THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE STATE, PEOPLE ALL THE WAY UP IN THE NORTH WOODS ARE RECEIVING COATS AND MITTENS, AND PEOPLE DOWN IN RACINE AND KENOSHA ARE GETTING SCARVES. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE RESCUE MISSION TELLS 12 NEWS THE DONATION OF THE HATS IS "INCREDIBLE." HE SAYS IT COMES AT A PERFECT TIME WITH THE DROPPING TEMPERATURES. AND SINCE THE SHELTER DOESN'T TURN ANYONE AWAY, THEY PUT EVERY DONATION THEY GET TOWARDS HELPING PEOPLE. IT'S THAT SUPPORT THAT KEEPS OUR DOORS OPEN. WE ARE A 100%, UM, YOU KNOW RUN THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS, THROUGH CORPORATIONS, THROUGH FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES, GROUPS. THAT'S WHAT MAKES US RUN. THAT'S WHAT KEEPS OUR DOORS OPEN. RYAN ALSO SAYS THE RESCUE MISSION NEEDS DONATIONS OF TWO "X" AND THREE "X" WINTER COATS AND JACKETS. THE MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION IS

Rescue Mission receives warm hats

Hats received at the Rescue Mission were collected as part of the Wisconsin Tourism Department's "The Big Bundle Up" program.